Newsom Triumphs

Unsurprisingly, this is excellent news for Republicans.

[California REPUBLICANS:]
(*get wiped like glass windows in a Windex test lab*)

[a POLITICAL ANALYST:]
“The lesson tonight: Democrats need to prove they can govern for EVERYBODY” https://t.co/27NMjyyeTu

— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) September 15, 2021

This paragraph is a perfect encapsulation of the New York Times’ political coverage: Republicans win if they win, they win if they lose narrowly, and they win if they get blown out. Everything’s a win for the GOP, always. pic.twitter.com/YuCravp0Rl

— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) September 8, 2021

The only story here is that with enough money you can get anything on the ballot in California, and that anything will get, at a minimum, what the YES vote for the recall got, because California is a state, like every other state, with a lot of Republicans and conservatives.

BIGGEST WINNER OF THE NIGHT: JOHN MCCAIN